Trauma is characterized by the destruction of the sense of self after a traumatic event. Prior to my private practice, my experience in helping clients overcome trauma and PTSD symptoms includes an internship at Alberta Health Services and working as a staff psychologist at Cherry Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric hospital where I treated PTSD, trauma, and associated psychological concerns (e.g., substance use).

My approach to treating trauma is to use CBT to help clients challenge maladaptive thoughts, use DBT to help decrease emotion dysregulation and distress intolerance, and use EFT to move through difficult emotional experiences (e.g., shame, anger) and to build empathy, understanding, compassion, and hope for the self.